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Starlight · 15-09-2004, 20:52

Infineon ist bereit wegen der Preisabsprachen 160 Mio $ zu zahlen

Infineon to plead guilty to price fixing

DRAM player to pay $160 mln fine, continue to cooperate

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Infineon Technologies agreed to plead guilty and pay a $160 million fine to settle federal charges that it participated in an international conspiracy to fix prices for computer chips, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Also, Rambus (RMBS: news, chart, profile) shares shot up 13 percent to $15.77 on the plea. Investors expect that the plea will plea will bring DRAM manufacturers closer to settling patent suits with Rambus, which licenses intellectual property to memory chipmakers.

Rambus has been wrapped up in several multi-year legal battles with Infineon, Micron Technology and Hynix regarding the validity of several DRAM patents.

A settlement by any of these companies in the government's DRAM investigation was seen as a possible precursor to their settling with Rambus.

CBS.MW)

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Starlight TBB Family Registriert seit: May 2002 Beiträge: 33.345	Infineon ist bereit wegen der Preisabsprachen 160 Mio $ zu zahlen Infineon to plead guilty to price fixing DRAM player to pay $160 mln fine, continue to cooperate SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Infineon Technologies agreed to plead guilty and pay a $160 million fine to settle federal charges that it participated in an international conspiracy to fix prices for computer chips, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Also, Rambus (RMBS: news, chart, profile) shares shot up 13 percent to $15.77 on the plea. Investors expect that the plea will plea will bring DRAM manufacturers closer to settling patent suits with Rambus, which licenses intellectual property to memory chipmakers. Rambus has been wrapped up in several multi-year legal battles with Infineon, Micron Technology and Hynix regarding the validity of several DRAM patents. A settlement by any of these companies in the government's DRAM investigation was seen as a possible precursor to their settling with Rambus. CBS.MW) Geändert von Starlight (15-09-2004 um 20:56 Uhr)